In the future, nobody will buy printed newspaper or books because they will be able to read everything they want online without paying. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

Some predict that in the years to come, printed

media

, like books and newspapers, will no longer be purchased by the masses as accessing them via illegal pirate websites is becoming increasingly common.

This

essay somewhat agrees that there will be a decrease in purchasing printed material because of its high prices

as well as

the popularisation of using illegal pirate

sites

, but

also

argues that

people

will still continue to purchase printed

media

as a form of appreciation towards the

authors

making them. One of the main reasons

people

stop purchasing printed

media

these days is because of its overwhelmingly high prices. It is much more cost-efficient and easy to look up what they want to read and browse through several

sites

to obtain them

instead

of going to an actual library, spending money, and

then

being able to read.

This

makes information much more accessible and can even cater to those less fortunate who do not have the funds to purchase educational school books,

for instance

.

As a result

, more

people

have access to education which will result in their

overall

improved quality of life in the future.

However

,

this

is done at the expense of hardworking

authors

who poured their talent and knowledge into their writing

while

not being given the proper appreciation and recognition they deserve.

This

is why I believe that in the future,

people

will still buy printed books in order to support these artists. Another reason why buying print materials is becoming less common is the normalization of using pirated websites. These

sites

offer illegal

media

and content at the click of a button.

Consequently

, as they become increasingly common,

people

grow more and more oblivious as to how harmful

this

actually is to the writing industry and

also

the economy as a whole.

For example

,

authors

sometimes have to take up different professions at once because they just aren’t making enough money through writing alone, and some might even quit writing altogether.

To conclude

, I do believe that, to a certain extent, the sales of printed

media

will continue to dissipate in the coming years

due to

the lack of interested buyers and the accessibility of obtaining them through illegal

sites

. That being said, I still believe that

people

will show their appreciation towards

authors

by purchasing their physical products, even though the same is available for free online.